He was born Oct. 11, 1924, in Dardanelle and was the son of the late Wesley and Virgie Turner Hicks and also preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters. He was a Navy Veteran of WW II and a Deacon and Sunday school superintendent of Pottsville Free Will Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Mary Hicks of Atkins; three daughters, Karen and Freda Hicks of Dardanelle, Frankie Mae Carpenter of Pine Bluff; three stepchildren, Don Sims of Atkins, Eva Eden of Camden, Mary Sue McNutt of Conway; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Sue Silvertooth of Dardanelle; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2012, at Pottsvillle Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Charlie Bud Garrison and Rev. Paul Geurian officiating. Burial will be at Shady Grove Cemetery by Lemley Funeral Service of Atkins.